I had some internet research assistance from other kind folks who also got caught up in the story as it evolved and the facts started to emerge....
That didn’t sound quite right. :hilarious:;)
Well, it’s a bit better fake than some of the cruder alterations done on 1944-D cents, at any rate.
I originally posted the story of this piece in 2018. But since the original narrative was posted live, as the facts were being discovered, it’s a...
That “washer” is a WW2 zinc coin from German-occupied Belgium. We’ll have the drawing in less than 24 hours, sometime in the wee hours of Monday...
Weird how the Wheatie left that little crossbar across the green circle. I’ve had pocket spills in close proximity that produced green circles...
Dremel! NOOOO! I hope you were kidding. :nailbiting: I’d try the hot peroxide trick. Heat household first aid hydrogen peroxide solution in...
Thanks! I’m glad you did. Twelve silvers in a day, huh? That totally smokes my standing record of five. (Which happened as a result of me...
Can’t see your picture, but it’s easy enough to answer the question: it’s gold-plated. This was often done for novelty purposes. The coin has...
(Note to self- look for one of the old Irish sixpence pieces with the wolfhound on ‘em… there might or might not be one in my bulk stash boxes…)...
I have now added all the new additions (previously mentioned) to the Giveaway Gallery page, just in time for the end of the month. So there will...
Regardless of the DNC, that 1883 dollar has lovely toning. I’m much more a fan of subtle pastels like that, as opposed to the heavier, wilder...
If you go to the forum you want to post in, you should see a “Post new thread” button near the top right of the page.
Thank you for that high school flashback. :p
I wonder if the Zeno solidus I’ll be submitting soon will get that label instead of the standard “Corinthian columns” label. It’s kind of neat.
At least it was crossover and not crackout, so you’ve still got the DNCs in their original slabs. Congrats on the others.
Ahh, good on you, @Randy Abercrombie. I wondered how the new member found my giveaway. His daughter now has three entries in the random drawing,...
Good on you, Sal. And I’ll make this post an extra entry in the drawing, so if @Palos1390 ‘s post (#58), your post (#59), or this one (#60) come...
I can do that, but it’s more fun if you see something there you find interesting. Even if you’re a total newbie and just want to learn more about...
Wow!
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